As job losses continue heavily into 2009, Orange County is still ailing from the hit it took in 2008. The Southern Californian County had approximately…
Brooklyn pharmaceutical giant Pfizer will acquire rival Wyeth for $68 billion. The boards of directors of both companies have approved the deal. Pfizer will cut…
Peoria, Illinois-based heavy equipment manufacturer Caterpillar is laying off 17,000 workers and buying out 2,500 others, to reduce costs in what it predicts will be…
Economists and staffing experts say that while other industries are cutting back and laying off employees, the health care industry is in dire need of…
Tire manufacturer Bridgestone will cut about 800 jobs in the US to cope with weak sales. Tokyo's Bridgestone will stop making tires for passenger cars…
About 136 workers at an Enfield envelope factory will lose their jobs when its parent company closes the facility this Spring. MeadWestvaco announced the closing…